Ney, Lloyd Raymond, 1893-1964 or 1965

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Non-objective painter; New Hope, Pa. and New York, N.Y.

Known also as Bill Ney. Born in Friedenburg, Pa. and studied at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Won a Cresson travelling scholarship in 1918 and travelled to France with Abraham Rattner. Commissioned to paint the post office in New London, Ohio by the Section fo Fine Arts of the Department of Treasury which became a controversial issue. Was one of Hilla Rebay's favored non-objective painters.

From the description of Lloyd Raymond Ney papers, 1902-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81540911

Role Title Holding Repository
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associatedWith Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Rattner, Abraham. person
associatedWith Rebay, Hilla, 1890-1967. person
associatedWith United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Ohio--New London
Pennsylvania--New Hope
Subject
Art, American
Art
Federal aid to the arts
Mural Painters
Mural painting and decoration
Painters
Painting, Abstract
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Birth 1893

Death 1965

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